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African-American Political Psychology

Identity, Opinion, and Action in the Post-Civil Rights Era

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Editors:
  1. Tasha S. Philpot

    1. University of Texas, Austin, USA

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  2. Ismail K. White

    1. The Ohio State University, USA

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This volume addresses questions such as: How do the unique experiences of Blacks in America influence their political psychology? What are the psychological mechanisms underlying Blacks' orientation toward politics and can these mechanisms help account for observed differences in Black political attitudes and behavior?

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Table of contents (13 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xviii
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  2. Introduction Defining African-American Political Psychology

    1. Introduction: Defining African-American Political Psychology

      • Tasha S. Philpot, Ismail K. White
      Pages 1-8

  3. The History of African-American Political Psychology Research in two Disciplines

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 9-9
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    2. A Meeting of The Minds: Exploring The Intersection of Psychology, Political Science, and Black Politics

      • Tasha S. Philpot, Kyle Endres, John Iadarola
      Pages 11-19

    3. The Political Science Image of The Black Mind: Politics in The Psychology of African Americans

      • Harwood K. McClerking, Hanes Walton Jr.
      Pages 21-33

  4. Contemporary Issues in the Psychology of Black Identity

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 35-35
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    2. Beliefs In Black and White: How Race Influences Americans’ Perceptions of Themselves, Their Racial Group, and Their National Group

      • Roy J. Eidelson, Mikhail Lyubansky
      Pages 37-53

    3. Feeling Different: Racial Group-Based Emotional Response to Political Events

      • Tasha S. Philpot, Ismail K. White, Kristin Wylie, Ernest B. McGowen
      Pages 55-70

    4. When Race Matters and When it Doesn’t: Racial Group Differences in Response to Racial Cues

      • Ismail K. White
      Pages 71-100

    5. One of Our Own: Black Female Candidates and The Voters Who Support Them

      • Tasha S. Philpot, Hanes Walton Jr.
      Pages 101-122

    6. Race, Identity, and Candidate Support: A Test of Implicit Preference

      • Jas M. Sullivan
      Pages 123-131

  6. Back Matter

    Pages 201-246
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" African-American Political Psychology is part of the new research agenda in Black politics, providing broader theoretical structure for the study of Black public opinion and introducing methodological innovations for a more complicated, post-civil rights racial world." - Katherine Tate, University of California, Irvine

Editors and Affiliations

  • University of Texas, Austin, USA

    Tasha S. Philpot

  • The Ohio State University, USA

    Ismail K. White

About the editors


TASHA PHILPOT Associate Professor in the Department of Government at University of Texas at Austin, USA.
 
ISMAIL WHITE Assistant Professor of Political Science at Ohio State University, USA.

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: African-American Political Psychology

  • Book Subtitle: Identity, Opinion, and Action in the Post-Civil Rights Era

  • Editors: Tasha S. Philpot, Ismail K. White

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1057/9780230114340

  • Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan New York

  • eBook Packages: Palgrave Political & Intern. Studies Collection, Political Science and International Studies (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Palgrave Macmillan, a division of Nature America Inc. 2010

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-0-230-62355-2Published: 26 November 2010

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-1-349-38487-7Published: 26 November 2010

  • eBook ISBN: 978-0-230-11434-0Published: 08 November 2010

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XVIII, 246

  • Topics: Political Science, Political Sociology, Social Policy

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